Re: electric force, net charge not zero?
On a sunny day (9 Oct 2006 00:11:40 -0700) it happened mainargv@xxxxxxxxx
wrote in <1160377900.828233.220220@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
Can macroscopic objects actually become charged? (net charge not zero)
Sure
I mean as soon any object is in contact with air, wouldn't the charge
"dissipate", so the object become
zero charged, it might still be polarized charged though.
Air (dry) is a pretty good insulator.
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